Wednesday, January 15, 2003
And if they ever do a song with four-part harmony (or have they?), we'll have no arguments over who sings what if we ever get together and imitate it.
...Oh, wait. Yes, we will, 'cause that'd leave me as the lead singer. Uh-oh. *g*
::thinks of PDQ Bach "Curry Favor" song high notes, then thinks of "Lemon"::
Oh, dear.
::then thinks of "Twilight"::
...Oh. Well, I could do 80s Bono pretty well...*g*
-Laurel
K. was of the opinion at 3:02 PM
Hey! Dude! *laughs happily* You *guys*, we *did* it!!!! I just realised it! We got a group of people together who *all* like different members of a band we all love!!! :D
(*remembers our vain attempts to get Zinni to like Davy* *giggles*)
Score. This's perfect! We'll never miss a single detail on any of them now, will never neglect one, have an expert on each, etc.! ^_^
Melissa was of the opinion at 1:26 AM
*mad giggles* Alright, Laur.. (see, Megs?? she hasn't fallen for him. yet. ^~_~^) ...thing is, tho, like, I know Megs would be happy to take him (*coughs*), but, she's got her sweetinnocent Baby Edge to look after. Daf..hey, that could work maybe, but..*g*
'Course, then..when am I ever going to need to send Mackie away? ^_~
Alright. The real issue at hand:
We were all very quickly "Bono-fied". Megs has "Edge-ucated" me. Daf has done her fair share of "Ad-vocating". Now, I've gotten Megs very much into Larry. What on *earth* do we call that??
So far, we've come up with:
"Mullification" (like mollified..only this makes the meaning wrong)
“Lar-ed” (like lured)
"Lar-ned" (like learned)
And we're already "Mullen" over things, but that's a bit different.
So...?
Melissa was of the opinion at 1:05 AM
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
In an emergency I would take Mackie. As in no one else to watch him. Barring that, you're outta luck. *g* -Laur
K. was of the opinion at 10:32 PM
'Course I'm gonna HYPE (yaaaay! :D) my own fics. 'Specially when I like how they turned out. *hehe* ^_^
..and Laur? it's a blog intended for random U2 stories..you're definitely allowed. *g*
But yes, I'l keep you in mind if I need U2-sitting..dude. You'd actually take Mackie??? whoa.
^~___~^
..I think that'd be interesting......hrmmmmmmm.... *evil, evil grin*
Random U2 story of the moment:
"Irish TV viewers got a surprise when U2 made an unscheduled appearance on Ireland's 'TV GaGa' rock programme. The show goes out live and is noted for its somewhat 'casual' approach. U2 had planned to do just an interview for the show, but at the last minute decided to do two numbers live in the studio, because they're "tired of people in Dublin thinking of them as young businessmen who used to be in a band". The result was a totally chaotic fifteen-minute appearance, during which the band thrashed out two new numbers, which may or may not make the new album, depending on whether or not they ever get finished. The first tune, a psychobilly number which makes 'Wire' sound like 'Drowning Man', is probably the most frantic U2 rendition to date, and has the title 'Womanfish' (Quote: "It's about this mermaid we met in America." [note from Melissa: anyone who MENTIONS the evilskankslutmermaidwhore who seduced my Larry-kun, WILL be hurt] ). The second song, 'I trip through your wires', is mellower, though only marginally, and has a big American sound to it. Bono, sporting a black and white headscarf, played blues harmonica, as the whole of Ireland wondered what on earth was going on.
The glorious shambles was rounded off with an even less scheduled rendition of 'Knocking on Heaven's Door', accompanied by a couple of local lads from the studio audience. The Edge, having been off the road for longer than a week, had to receive brief instructions from Adam before the number started, over such minor details as what the chords were, and so on.
The whole performance was rampant chaos from beginning to end, but the band loved it, mainly because it acheived what they wanted - to bring themselves back nearer to the Irish public and remove the myth of their every move being carefully calculated. Mind you, there'll be hell to pay when Paul McGuinness gets back from France. . ."
- Propaganda, issue no. 1, sometime 1986
~Ananda
Melissa was of the opinion at 8:28 PM
Sure, hype your own fic, 'Nanda! *g*
I'd heard that Mike was your favorite, Megs. ...It's kind of funny for me to type "Mike" instead of "Maik", though, 'cause I'm so used to Applebus (which I am working on, yes, yes...)!
I have a random U2 story, if it's not stealing your moment of brilliance, 'Nanda: Megs didn't hear about my cousin (who goes by Lily Starswirl online; her new blog is here)--last May, she wrote an essay to the principal, convincing him to let the school play U2 music over the PA system between classes on Bono's birthday--and it worked! She went way into all his activism and social impact and everything else...
...and, Bono being my favorite, too, I appreciated that.
To elaborate on a point you made on S4B, Megs, that I meant to reply to: I don't have any little-U2s around, and I think it'll be a while before I get one, if I ever do, 'cause I don't know if I can provide all the attention and love and care right now that an adorable baby-Bono would certainly demand...
...plus, because of my also-existing (and admittedly somewhat dominant) M*A*S*H obsession, I've already got Radar and Hawkeye dropping by (sometimes they bring the others, or they come when Radar and Hawkeye are busy, so Klinger's been around, too, Daffy) to check up on me, and I think Radar and Bono would be jealous of each other, and they're such different personalities that I'm afraid there'd be quite the rivalry...
I say "check up on me" because they can't stay--there's 50 years' time gap for them to cross to get to our time (which doesn't seem to be as easy for them as it is for little-U2s), and the wounded need them at the M*A*S*H, so they kind of come and go as they please, though somehow Radar always knows when I need him. They started coming around last March (has it really been almost a year?) when we were having it rough at school, and I was really burned-out and depressed, but even now, when we're all back to normal, they like to drop by once every day or two to see what's happening.
(Note to 'Nanda and Daf: In case I haven't mentioned, yes, this is where "Reality Friend" began, though the alternate-world thing is much different in the story than with them, and it wasn't quite a Tavien-and-Marie thing with Radar and me.)
But in either case, that's all by way of explanation that I don't think Radar would take kindly to little-Bono taking up permanent residence, especially if he gets an emotimemorial link to me, too (that's how Radar and I catch up with each others' lives so quickly)--though I think Hawkeye and little-Bono would get along pretty well. But in the meantime...
...if anyone ever has some sort of emergency come up and needs some short-notice, very short-term little-U2 care, no one would mind that, least of all me, so keep that in mind. (Though you'd definitely want to leave me a set of instructions--especially with Mackie, 'Nanda, 'cause I would have no idea...)
Cheerio!
-Laurel
K. was of the opinion at 5:44 PM
Monday, January 13, 2003
Random U2 story of the moment:
Baby U2 are adorable. Go read "It was one dull morning..." over on s4b. ^_^
Melissa was of the opinion at 10:49 PM
Sunday, January 12, 2003
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Ok. Now stuck between "It was one dull morning" and "Monday morning"..and a few other things from "Out of Control". *giggles* Thanks, tho! ^_^
*laughs* Wow...busy day for the blog, ne? *g*
*heads off to go back to fic-writing*
Melissa was of the opinion at 11:16 PM
...When I was watching the Depardieu Cyrano, there was a little boy they kept showing that reminded me of the Boy. He didn't look much like him, really, but there was just a way in how he was quiet and shy and had this timid stare...
-Laur
K. was of the opinion at 9:45 PM
Actually, "Monday Morning" could work! ..better'n my only idea so far, anyway.."Staying Awake", *vaguely* playing off of "Bad"..which wouldn't make sense, really, since it's babyU2.
I *had* actually sketched in "first-years" in the story..may stick with that, then. ^_^
Thanks guys. ^_^
"Ah..that's Peter [Rowan..I'm assuming on a backdrop onstage]. I wanna..huh... Peter isn't allowed into, uh, the United States, where we're going next week. Because, uh, because-- I don't really understand, or want to understand, but there he is." - Bono, Belfast, 1-23-1981 (Race of Angels bootleg)
Ohhhh... poor dear. From what I know, they'd changed the cover of Boy for the U.S. release cos a lot of new music at the time was broken in gay clubs and things, and between that and the young half-naked boy on the cover, they were afraid of it being seen as pedophile. Which is stupid, but..*shrugs*
I love the Boy. ^_^
~Ananda
Melissa was of the opinion at 9:28 PM
::shyly:: Hi, Megs...Mike's my favorite Monkee, for what that's worth...*g*
Title, 'Nanda? Well, you could hook a bit of "Out of Control" and call it "Monday Morning", but I realize that's probably lame.
I'm now going to see if I can link the S4B banner to QPQ...this ought to be interesting...
-Laurel
K. was of the opinion at 9:12 PM
^_^ Awesome, Megs! ..and I knew you'd like the Edge-bits. *g* (And actually, I'm rather glad there's nothing extra - otherwise, it'd be yet *another* thing I need to go out and get. ^^; )
Ok, guys, need some help (again). I'm working on the babyU2-goofing-off-in-class fic again at the moment. Any ideas for a title? Preferably a lyric or summat, though I s'pose it doesn't *have* to be..
Also..how are grades and things set up in Ireland? Were it America, I'd have Edge think to himself, 'We're not a bunch of bloody kindergarteners!'. What's the Irish version of that, anyone know?
Melissa was of the opinion at 7:52 PM
YAY! You made it, Megs!! Score - this means I actually knew what I was talking about. ^_^
*giggles* Yeah, I love the making of Joshua Tree...I've got it on video, though - is there anything extra on the dvd? I mean, I'm assuming all the footage is the same, talking with the guys..but is there anything else?
New bootleg count: 14 different shows burned so far...some more on Lawrence (the computer-one *g*), one I'm working on, and a few more I want to get..
Hurray for u2bloodredsky! ^_^
Random U2 story of the moment:
"Here I am, an American writer, dining with an Irish band in a Greek restaurant in the heart of England. Strange? Well, so is the scene that's unfolding in front of me. A few feet away, two musicians are seated on a platform. One is playing bazouki, a string instrument similar to a mandolin, while the other, a heavy-set fellow in black suit and dark glasses, is hammering away at a small electric keyboard with built in drum machine. In front of them, approving patrons toss plate after ceramic plate to the floor, where they shatter at the feet of U2's Bono Vox, who is demonstrating that a rock singer from Ireland can be quite a lively dancer."
- from "U2: Here Comes the 'Next Big Thing' ", James Henke, 2-19-1981...re-published in the first issue of the U2 mini-mag, November 1981.
~Ananda
Melissa was of the opinion at 3:45 PM
